Conditions or not?
First the emotions, then the children and the reckoning To have a prenuptial agreement or not? Get good advice. See Priska Voskuil in Bruid & Bruidegom of February 2011. Read the article here.
First the emotions, then the children and the reckoning
Marjoleine de Boorder in the Volkskrant dated 17 February 2011, about collaborative divorce or consultation divorce: “There is often an inequality of power within a relationship; the man is after the money, and the woman is after the children. Take finances. The man often has a knowledge advantage in that area. But a mediator is not allowed to take sides. That evil […]
Community of property or prenuptial agreement?
Elzeline van Herk in response to D'66 proposal to amend law (Financieel Dagblad) Community of property or prenuptial agreement? “Regulate in the law that inheritances and previously acquired assets fall outside the marriage,” says Elzeline van Herk of De Boorder Schoots Family Law Attorneys. Click here to read the article.
The Big Co-Parenting Activity Book
1 in 5 of the 60,000 divorced couples with children each year now choose co-parenting. But how on earth do you do that well? In The Big Co-Parent (do)Book, parents get all the tools they were looking for. With interviewees who know what they are talking about, experiences, tips, advice and not to forget things to do. Fridge lists, for example, with […]
Surprise: you have a daughter!
There are women who deliberately lie to men to get a child. Family lawyers are seeing an increasing number of these cases in court. He thought he was having a one-night stand, but she was deliberately trying to get pregnant and lied that she was on the pill. It can happen after a one-time affair, […]
Get rid of him, but NOT OF HIS MONEY
If you are divorced, have needs and your ex-partner can pay, in the Netherlands you are in principle entitled to twelve years of spousal support. And most women use all twelve of them. Are we making ourselves too dependent? Two female experts claim that we are. There you are. Cared for the children for years, husband […]
Visitation arrangements also for pets
A visitation arrangement with the dog. Maintenance for the cat food. The parrot that has to go to one person on Friday night and return to the other on Sunday night. Pets are increasingly the subject of legal battles when their owners separate. Law firms and divorce planners are busy with childless couples in particular who come to them […]
THE PARTNER OF…
… Two careers under one roof He is chairman of the Dutch branch of Baker & McKenzie, she founded her own law firm and is now the divorce specialist of the Netherlands. Mike Jansen (43) and Marjoleine de Boorder (44) have been married for 12.5 years and have three sons. Having a glittering career and a family […]
A friendlier way of parting
Collaborative divorce has blown over from the US. Even the lawyers of both ex-partners strike a moderate tone. Those who want to divorce have various options to break the marriage bond. More and more partners then choose to separate by mutual agreement. Mediation is gaining ground. In this case, partners make […]
Crisis makes divorce extra painful
Collaborative divorce as an alternative to 'mediation' In times of prosperity and rising house prices, divorce was still manageable. But what if a residual debt needs to be divided at the end of the marriage? Some time ago, the National Mortgage Guarantee Foundation announced that there are still few cases of payment arrears and forced sale of the […]